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A farewell to the original USask linear accelerator
Sixty years ago, it transformed the university. Now, it is being replaced.
Upcoming Events
Greystone Theatre: Seeds
Oct 10-13, 2024
A portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflict
Staff and Sessionals: THE GREAT CONJUNCTION
Sep 23 - Oct 18, 2024
An exhibition of work by staff and sessional lecturers of the School for the Arts
Discovering the Amatis
Oct 20, 2024
String concert featuring Carissa Klopoushak and Emily Kruspe
Literature Matters: Why Writing is Like Death (in early medieval England)
Oct 23, 2024
A public talk by Professor Yin Liu of the Department of English
‘Ellen’ came out as gay nearly 30 years ago. TV hasn’t been the same
CNN
It was 'a pivotal moment in queer representation on screen,' says USask assistant professor of women’s and gender studies Rachel Loewen WalkerCanada’s fertility rate has plummeted. Maybe we shouldn’t care
Toronto Star
USask associate professor of sociology Dr. Laura Wright (PhD) asks if there's another way to address the consequences of a declining birthrateAlumni Book Nook: Dr. Shakeel Akhtar (PhD’68)
USask graduate and retiree Dr. Shakeel Akhtar has written a new memoir highlighting his experiences moving to Saskatoon from India and adapting to life on the Canadian PrairiesHuskie Athletics celebrates 2023-24 Academic All-Canadians
Huskies Athletics announced 37 Arts and Science student-athletes achieved an average of 80 per cent or higherThe Roots of Rural Resentment: Conservatism and the (Ab)Uses of Populism in Saskatchewan
This talk is part of the Political Studies Speaker SeriesShklanka gift to advance critical minerals research at USask
USask graduates Dr. Roman Shklanka (BA'51, BComm'53, MA'57, PhD) and Patricia Shklanka (BSc'58) donated $3 million to create a Chair in Precambrian Critical Minerals SystemsSusi Ramstein Takes LSD and Inspires a Feminist Counterculture
A talk by Prof. Erika Dyck in the 7 Nights of History seriesThe Day the Sea Claimed the Port of Old Winchelsea: Medieval Storms and Flooding that Shaped the English Coast
A talk by post-doctoral fellow Andrew Moore in the 7 Nights of History seriesCelebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher
A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning authorA talk by Cris Derksen
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer speaks at USaskCreative writing conference offers new opportunities for Fransaskois authors
USask professor playing a key role in gathering French authors from across Western CanadaProvincial Election Post-Mortem
A panel of experts discusses the results of the fall 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election‘Ellen’ came out as gay nearly 30 years ago. TV hasn’t been the same
CNN
It was 'a pivotal moment in queer representation on screen,' says USask assistant professor of women’s and gender studies Rachel Loewen WalkerCelebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher
A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning authorA talk by Cris Derksen
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer speaks at USaskCreative writing conference offers new opportunities for Fransaskois authors
USask professor playing a key role in gathering French authors from across Western CanadaLiterature Matters / Works in Progress: matriarch rising
A poetry reading and discussion by Tenille CampbellGreystone Theatre: Mother's Daughter
England’s first queen regnant fights xenophobia, religious nationalism and strained familial bondsGreystone Theatre: Brainstorm
A theatrical investigation into how teenagers’ brains workGreystone Theatre: Women of the Fur Trade
A lively historical satire of survival and cultural inheritanceStaff and Sessionals: THE GREAT CONJUNCTION
USask Art Galleries and Collection
An exhibition of work by staff and sessional lecturers of the School for the ArtsGreystone Theatre: Seeds
A portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflictFrom the Prairies to Picasso: USask alumnus adds to legacy of philanthropy
Dr. Frederick Mulder (BA'64, PhD) has donated three Picasso prints to USask, enhancing the university's Picasso linocuts collection from 2012The Day the Anthropocene Didn't Begin
A talk by associate professor Jim Clifford in the 7 Nights of History seriesSee all Alumni and Giving News
Alumni Book Nook: Dr. Shakeel Akhtar (PhD’68)
USask graduate and retiree Dr. Shakeel Akhtar has written a new memoir highlighting his experiences moving to Saskatoon from India and adapting to life on the Canadian PrairiesShklanka gift to advance critical minerals research at USask
USask graduates Dr. Roman Shklanka (BA'51, BComm'53, MA'57, PhD) and Patricia Shklanka (BSc'58) donated $3 million to create a Chair in Precambrian Critical Minerals SystemsCelebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher
A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning authorFrom the Prairies to Picasso: USask alumnus adds to legacy of philanthropy
Dr. Frederick Mulder (BA'64, PhD) has donated three Picasso prints to USask, enhancing the university's Picasso linocuts collection from 2012USask scholars create a legacy
Following the passing of Professor Emeritus Len Findlay (DLitt’11), Professor Emerita Isobel Findlay (MA’80) is honouring her husband’s memoryUSask alum’s art part of Truth and Reconciliation stamp series
Residential school survivor and acclaimed artist Adrian Stimson (MFA’06) has helped create a powerful stamp series to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Putting patients first
USask graduate and honorary degree recipient Dr. Richard Ehman (BSc’74, MD’79, DSc’00), a Mayo Clinic radiologist and researcher, reflects on his university education and his impactful career in medical imagingAlumni Book Nook: Rhonda Gossen (BA’83)
USask graduate and former Canadian diplomat Rhonda Gossen is the author of The Twelfth of February: Canadian Aid for Gender Equality during the Rise of Violent Extremism in PakistanCBC Sports' Devin Heroux to receive medal for 'top-quality, enthusiastic and empathetic sports coverage'
CBC Sports
USask Department of English graduate (BA'09) is grateful that diversity, inclusion in sports journalism is being recognized‘That experience at the university influenced everything I’ve done’
Canada Media Fund president and CEO Valerie Creighton (BFA’74) traces her leadership in the arts to her theatre training at the University of SaskatchewanAdvancing women’s economic security
USask graduate Barbara Battiste (BA’67) reflects on the impactful work she undertook at her ‘dream job’ at Minnesota’s legislative Office on the Economic Status of WomenUSask honours outstanding graduates with achievement awards
The "Father of Agricultural Medicine" Dr. Jim Dosman (BA'59, MD'63, MA'69) was named as a recipient of an Alumni Lifetime Achievement AwardSee all Science & Technology News
A farewell to the original USask linear accelerator
On Campus News
Sixty years ago, it transformed the university. Now, it is being replaced.How one of the first X-ray tubes came to USask from a family farm
For more than 50 years, no one was sure what it wasNew USask Schulich leaders excel in the classroom and the community
Sahas Mittal and Rowan Redekopp have been named the USask 2024 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leadership ScholarshipA prayer not a protest
Canadian Geographic
In 40 years of studies, Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) and colleagues have watched the South Saskatchewan River transformUSask agriculture, environmental sustainability projects receive Canadian Space Agency funding
Two innovative projects will use satellite technology for detailed mapping and analysis of the Earth’s surfaceGeology Atrium to be temporarily closed for maintenance work
Geology Atrium to be temporarily closed from Aug. 13 to Sept. 4USask Science Outreach and VIDO bring vaccine knowledge to Sask schoolkids
Top vaccine scientists are helping with science education for Indigenous K to 12 studentsUSask researchers part of discovery of three extinct walnuts in Arctic
An international research project discovered three new extinct walnut species in an unlikely placeWhy are the northern lights sometimes pink?
CBC News
What makes the northern lights change colours? Nothing on Earth, says Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD)‘The cutting edge in mathematics’: USask hosts CMS Summer Meeting
The Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting is a major knowledge-sharing event for mathematiciansInnovation Saskatchewan invests $600,000 in USask-led HAWC science mission through ISF program
The funding will help HAWC advance Canadian space science through the development of advanced technological space instrumentsAgricultural antifreeze? Sask. researchers say spray could help wine grapes handle cold better
Department of Chemistry adjunct professor Dr. Sue Abrams (PhD) is studying ways to defend plants from freezing temperaturesA talk by Cris Derksen
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer speaks at USaskLiterature Matters / Works in Progress: matriarch rising
A poetry reading and discussion by Tenille CampbellAnishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
The Globe and Mail
Indigenous languages can hold answers to pressing modern questions, says Department of Indigenous Studies faculty member Randy MorinUSask alum’s art part of Truth and Reconciliation stamp series
Residential school survivor and acclaimed artist Adrian Stimson (MFA’06) has helped create a powerful stamp series to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Week of Reflection
Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) is September 30th. USask observes the week before NDTR as the Week of ReflectionIndigenous USask student aspires to become ‘legal’ hacker
Computer science major Noah Merasty had opportunity to conduct research with NSERC grant as a first year undergraduate studentMaking international connections in Indigenous education
Two USask Indigenous Studies faculty members played significant roles in establishing Indigenous university programming in Mexico 20 years agoNuit Blanche Eve weaves creativity and community at USask
On Campus News
Members of the ISAP team will present their interactive installation, Troposphere at the 2024 Nuit Blanche Eve event on Sept. 27Métis politics and governance the focus of new USask course
“POLST 324: Métis, otehpayimusuak and âpihtawikosisânak Governance” is the political studies department’s first Métis-centred courseUSask researcher empowers communities with culturally rooted digital heritage project
In the heart of Cumberland House, Sask., a groundbreaking digital heritage project will build connections between Indigenous communities, researchers, and institutionsUSask Science Outreach and VIDO bring vaccine knowledge to Sask schoolkids
Top vaccine scientists are helping with science education for Indigenous K to 12 studentsSupporting queerness in academic, research spaces
Queer, Métis USask PhD student focusing research to help local 2SLGBTQIA+ communitiesSee all Politics & Society News
The Roots of Rural Resentment: Conservatism and the (Ab)Uses of Populism in Saskatchewan
This talk is part of the Political Studies Speaker SeriesSusi Ramstein Takes LSD and Inspires a Feminist Counterculture
A talk by Prof. Erika Dyck in the 7 Nights of History seriesThe Day the Sea Claimed the Port of Old Winchelsea: Medieval Storms and Flooding that Shaped the English Coast
A talk by post-doctoral fellow Andrew Moore in the 7 Nights of History seriesProvincial Election Post-Mortem
A panel of experts discusses the results of the fall 2024 Saskatchewan provincial electionThe Day the Anthropocene Didn't Begin
A talk by associate professor Jim Clifford in the 7 Nights of History seriesThe Stonewall Riots—The Spark that Lit Gay, Lesbian and Trans Rights
History professor Valerie Korinek will be presenting this talk as part of the 7 Nights of History 2024/25 seriesWhen Bargaining Becomes Begging: The Black Death and the Enactment of England's Statute of Labourers
STM faculty member Hannah Wood will be presenting this talk as part of the 7 Nights of History 2024/25 seriesPanic in All Quarters: The Day American Coal Miners Sparked Canadian Energy Anxieties
Associate professor Andrew Watson will be presenting this talk as part of the 7 Nights of History 2024/25 seriesWeek of Reflection
Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) is September 30th. USask observes the week before NDTR as the Week of ReflectionMétis politics and governance the focus of new USask course
“POLST 324: Métis, otehpayimusuak and âpihtawikosisânak Governance” is the political studies department’s first Métis-centred courseUSask researcher empowers communities with culturally rooted digital heritage project
In the heart of Cumberland House, Sask., a groundbreaking digital heritage project will build connections between Indigenous communities, researchers, and institutionsNumbers: Discovered or Invented?
A Philosophy in the Community event with mathematics professor Derek PostnikoffCanada’s fertility rate has plummeted. Maybe we shouldn’t care
Toronto Star
USask associate professor of sociology Dr. Laura Wright (PhD) asks if there's another way to address the consequences of a declining birthrateEight songs that ‘inspire inclusion’ on International Women’s Day
USask Women’s and Gender Studies Program faculty members give their song recommendationsThe Anthropocene, atmospheric chemists, geologists and historians
Active History
Scientists have voted against declaring an Anthropocene epoch, but it's all a matter of perspective, writes historian Dr. Jim Clifford (PhD)The water gets hotter and the frog just sits there
National Observer
We need national co-ordination, new investment and novel technologies to respond to the climate emergency, writes Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) of the Department of Geography and PlanningService dogs play vital roles for veterans, but Canada’s lack of standards makes travel and access difficult
The Conversation
Drs. Colleen Dell (PhD) and Linzi Williamson (PhD) examine the need for service dog standards in CanadaStriving for transparency: Why Canada’s pesticide regulations need an overhaul
The Conversation
Department of Biology professor Dr. Christy Morrissey (PhD) is among researchers calling for more transparent and scientifically robust pesticide regulation in CanadaThis solar cycle, the sun’s activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted
The aurora is both a scientific wonder and a risk factor to industry, writes USask postdoctoral fellow Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD)Manitoba’s reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women’s remains in landfill are a smokescreen
The Conversation
Obstacles to a search have more to do with political will than technical concerns, writes Department of Political Studies faculty member Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD)How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan’s criminalization of Indigenous men
The Conversation
Indigenous people shouldn’t have to fear police who are supposed to protect them, write Indigenous studies faculty members Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD) and Randy MorinConvicted murderer Colin Thatcher’s invitation to the Saskatchewan legislature diminishes us all
The Conversation
Recent events at the legislature show that we live in a society that normalizes violence against women, writes Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD) of the Department of Political StudiesStatement on the tragedy at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon
A message from Dr. Priscilla Settee (PhD), vice-dean Indigenous in the College of Arts and ScienceThe simple reason a viral math equation stumped the internet
The Conversation
Mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abatingSee all Students & Campus Life News